Phonograph.



No. 793,627. PATBNTED JUNE 27, 1905..

F. MYERS.

PHO N 0 GRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED 32.0.15, 190a.

2 SHEETS- 63E312.

BEST AVAlLABLE COP Inventqr Witnesses W z BY r Attorney BEST AVAILABLE COP are. 793,627.

PHONOGRAPh;

Patented June 27, 1905.

1 lashn"? m: news-me 2i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,627, dated Jnlieggfiglfifla. hm: till; a:

Application liled December 15, 1903. Serial No. 185,311.

To (all whmn) it nau/y cwtccrnl:

Be it known that LFREnnRick M rnnsa citizen of the United States, residing at New York, inthe county of New York and State of New 5 York,. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonographs; and I do (leiclare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,snch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains' an sounds immediately adjacent to theinncr end offizhe horn to prevent loss of volume of the sound between the sound-box and horn.

My'in-;ention consists in the construction and combination of devices hereinafter de- 2 5 scribed and claimed. I

QQneobject of my invention is to provide in l I apparatnsof theelass described a pi voted horn whichmay be turned in any direction and a sound fboxrcarrying element movable at an angle to the plane of movement oi. the horn,

and across the intake of the latter.

A further object is to combine with a movable arm ahorn-intake carried. thereby. a sound-box carrier movable with the arm and also movable independently of and in a. plane perpendicular to the plane of movement of said arm, and a sound-box carried by the sound-box carrier positioned thereby in operative relation to the horn-intake and morable with the carrier transversely with reference to the horn-intake. V

A further object is to combine a movable sup iortii element having a tubular elbow forming ti'lG intake of and a pivotal support for and connection with a horn, a sound-b0x carrier connected to said element for more inentthercwith and also for movement in a diiiercnt plane imlependcntly thereof, and a soundiiox carried by said carrier positioned 5 thereby in operative relation to and movable invention here shown .1)

enact-nab therewith across-the e 0 elbow.

A further object is copy;

E? s on: s tion with a pivoted arm movable. in,it h pri was,

,4 zontal plane, a horn-intake carr edft e 3,

sound-box carrier pivoted to iif able therewith and also;' I ently thereof in a vertical pl a so'u'ii toil thereby in operative relatiorit in a vertical plane across 'th tak lg]: means carried-by said [i3 sh'hii box carrie'r and soundfbox in a raised position. n A furtherobject of i'nyinve'ntioniji vide improvedfmeans forfca .in and sound-box, which s' pivotal movementand also for n ment with respect to its pivot and from the disk or other recoi' A further object of m}; invent" vide an improved pivoted arm '0 the horn and the sound-ho" the arm at the limits of its 'p'iv if it? and means to release it, said 1' neg? at an angle to its pivot; In the accompanying an elevation of a phon form oi my invention."

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le in and rcproducin in} rmentdgrto y n lathe. 55 7. f .r '4 a, M tilt: din.) ictoi talkmg-macln 51 regs i livolving record-disk; KliILll QttQ C ,a P 1}W;1 l have it understood, howoven,thiit pgv pvk 9. tion is adapted to r use alfs}; other forms of instruments "this figi: a .i do not limit myself in th par-6;; in accordance with the en mpiit o' t,

. a. vlu'thJlil iaat tttai arm 1. which is detachabgv.secnrcclto o np g g oi the Case B oh the ins 'nmp 1 W Atthe outer end of thehr "I, Emi tically-rlisposed tubular l nin ing in its. upperend a trans M I00 immune-rem ynrii-ointrl rd 2 hown ,i e n w ith the form 0 f,- phonograph vertical pivot-pin has its lower portion passed through the vertical bore of the enlargement 3, is provided with a sleeve 6, secured thereto by a pin 7, which sleeve bears on the upper. end of the said enlargement 3,

and hasa depending flange 8, which enters the notch 4 and serves to prevent the pivot-pin from turning. A nut 9, having a milled head, is screwed on the lower portion of the pivotpin and bears against the under end of the en largement 3. w

At the upper end of the sleeve 6 and clasped thereto or formed therewith is a cup-shaped .device 10,.having a vertical circular flange 11,

4 to be readily taken apart, so'tliat the carryingarm may be compactly disposed for the pur pose of storage and transportation. The inner 'end of the section 15 of said carrying arm or element is forked, as at 19, and provided with an upper arm 20 and a lower arm 21, 'WlilCll are respectively provided with eyes 22 23.

The eye 22 is circular in form to receive the reduced upper end portion 2 1 of the pivot- "pin 5,'and the eye 23, through which also the pivot-pin passes, is elongated, as shown in Fig. 5. This construction of the carrying arm or element enables it to move pivotally and to also move-vertically or at an angle with reference to-its pivot, the extent of the said angular movement being limited by the length of the elongated pivotal eye 23, as will be understood. On the under side of the carrying arm orelement at its inner end and piv 'otally connected thereto, as at 25, is a detent 26, which has an outwardly-extending arm 27,

provided with an opening 28, which clears the pivotal'pin 5, and having at its outer end on its under side a cam 29, which extends downwardly therefrom and the inner side of which is inclined substantially at an angle of forty-live degrees, as shown,-and is adapted 'tocoact with the opposing flange 11 of the cup 10, as hereinafter stated. The said dotent 26 is further provided on its under side witha depending key 30, which extends into and travels in the recess 12 of the cup device 10 and coacts with the stops formed by the ends'of the said recess to limit the pivotal movement of the carrying arm or element15.

Fprthe'rmore, the detent-26, by reason-of its.

gravitatingiaction', drops the key 30 into the notches. atthc extreme limits of the pivotal movement of the carrying arm or elcnient'g1 5 to lock the'same, as will be understood.

At the outer end of the carrying-arm section 16 is mounted a wheeler roller 31. The same operates on a segmental track 32, which is concentric to the pivot-pin 5 and is dotachably secured on the box or casing B by screws or other suitable devices 33, which pass through supporting-lugs 34, with which said segmental track is provided. The carrying-arm 15 extends across and over the record-disk A and moves from near the center to a point slightly without the periphery thereof at one side. A tubular .elhow 35, which forms, in eti'ect, the intake of the horn, extends from one side of the carrying arm or element 14% and is upturned vertically at its outer end, as at 36. The horn 37 for'amplitying the sound, and which may be of any suitable construction, is provided atits inner end with a cylindrical portion 38, which is bent, to form a downwardly-extending elbow and is telescopically fitted on the vertical portion 36 of the elbow 35. Thereby the horn is pivotally mounted and is enabled to he turned in any desired direction. It will be understood that there isan opening through the carrying-arm 14, with which the bore of the elbow 35 communicates.

The sound-box 39'isiudirectly carried by the carrying element 14. It is hereshown as provided with a tubular projection 40, adapted to fit in an opening 41 near the outer end of an arm e12, which is pivotally connected to the section 15 of the carrying arm or element 1 1, as at 43. The said pivot 43 is at some distance from the inner end of the arm 42, so that the latter is formedwith a projection 44, The element which I herein designate as the fsound box is, generically speaking, the means which coacts with the record o'rdisk for making records or for reproducingsound. It may be'of any suitable construction, as specifically it is no part of my present. improvement, and I do not desire to-limit myself in this particular, as within the scope of the-appended claims any form of sound-box or record-making or sound-reproducing means may be employed in connection with myiinvention. By thus securing the sound-box tothe arm 12 the same is disposed immediately adjacent the inner end of, the horn, as is clearly shown in the drawings, so that there is no -loss in the volume of the sound between the sound-box and the inner end of the horn;

Since the sound-box is carried by the arm 42, which is pivotally connected to the carrying-arm 1 1, it follows that the sound-box is movableindependently of the said carrying.-

arm and transversely with reference to the intake of the horn, so that it is adapted to play; vertically, as may be required to enable it to adapt and adjust itself to inequalities in the surface of the recording-disk A.- Such .d1sks"'a're rarely ever exactly true or plane.

By thus enabling the sound-box to move independently of the horn-carrying arm, which at will.

m BEST AVAILABLE COP also indirectly carries the sound-box, the latter is enabled to adapt itselfto the exact condition of the surface of the record-disk, and hence I obtain superior results.

To enable the sound-box to be moved up wardlyfrom the record or disk and tobe maintaincd in an elevated position out of operative relation thereto, I provide a lever 45, which is disposed on one side and is pivotally conneeted to the section 15 of the arm or carrying'implement 14:, as at 46, and has an inclined extension or cam 47 at its lower end, which engages the upper side of the extension 44 of the pivoted arm 42. A stop-stud 48' mainin the direction of the arrow indicated in the said figure its'cam- 47, by engagement with the extension; 44% of the arm t2, lifts the outer end of the latter, which directly carries the soundbox, so as to lift the latter and maintain the same in elevated position; Stop-stud- 49 limits, the movement ot the said arm 42.

By-the provision of the stop-notches 13and detent'26', hereinbet'ore described, the pivoted arm 14:, which carries thehorn and the soundbox, is loclgediwhen it is pushed to its extreme Ii mil; of movement in one direction or the other and held in place while the record or disk is being changed or a new pin providedior the sound-box; By provision of thepivotedarm 14 with the elongated'eye 23, which adapts the said arm. for angular as well as pivotal mo ement, the outer end of the arm may be.

lifted to some extent bytaking holdof it, to enable the operator to move the arm pivotally and sct'the pin or needle of thesound-box or record-engaging device at any desired point on the-record. It will be understood that by thu's lifting, the outer end of the arm 14 the inclined fizz-cot" the'cam 29 is caused to engage the flange 11 of the cup device 10, so as to raise the detent 26 and disengage its key 30't'rom the recess 12, thus permitting pivotal movementof the arm to any desired ex-' tent- The provision of the arm 42 with the' opening 41 and the construction of the soundbox with the projection 40 enables the soundbox to be readily attached to-the-arm 4:2, and hence to the arm 14, and detached therefrom I do not desire to limit myself. to the precise construction and-combination of devices hereinbefore described, as modifications may .be made therein withou'tdeparting from the spirit of my invention;

Having thus fully described my invention, what Icla'iin as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i s

1, In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a supporting element movablein a horizontal plane, a horn-intake carried thereby, a sound-box carrier connected to saidelement and movable independentlyjthereof in avcrtical plane, a sound-box carried by the bog carrierandtli s sound-box carrier, positioned thereby in operative relatio the said su'ppo me in a raised scribedl f H 2; Inapparatus of theclassdes'cribedqaipiv oted horir and sound b'o'x carrying'elem'ent movable also at an angle to its pivot, and means to lock the said element at the limitsof its pivotal movement, said means releasing said element when the latter is moved in one direc- V p p D t ion angularly with reference to its pivot. tains the said lever normally in inaaihloli d shown in Fig. 1. p Bytnrnmg-the said lever 7 31,.lnap'paratus of the class described,a pivoted'horn' and sound-box carrying element, in combinationwith a stop device, and a detent controlled by the movement of the said carrying element and coacting with the stop device to lock the said carrying element at the limits of its movement.

4. In apparatus of' the class described, the combination of a pivot and;a h'xed stop device having stop -"notches, a h' rri and sound-box carrying element mounted on the pivot and also movable angular-1y with reference thereto, and agravity-detent, carried by said pivoted carrying-element, coacting with the stopnotches of the stop device to limit the pivotal 'movement of the said carrying element, and caused to disengage the said stop-notches by an angular movement of the said carrying element in one direction.

5. i In apparatus of the class described, a pivoted horn and sound-box carrying arm,'havitigmeans to lock it at the limits of its pivotal movement, and means to release it, operated by a movement of the arm at an angle to its pivot.

6. In apparatus of the class described, a pi voted arm movable in a horiz'ontal plane, a hornintake carried thereby, a sound-box carrier pivoted to said arm and movable therewith .and also movable independently thereof in a vertical'plane, a sound-box carried by the Y sound-box carrier, positioned thereby in operative relation to and movable in a vertical plane acrossthe horn-intake, and means, car-. ried by said arm to raise the sound-box carrier and sound-box and support them in a raised positi on,iall in combination, substantially as'described.

7. In apparatusof the class described, the combination of a movable supporting element having a tabular-elbow forming the intake of andpivotal support for and connection with a-horn, and a sound-box movable with said supporting element, and positioned in operative relation to and independently movable across the intake of the said elbow, SLllTiSliftIl" 'ti'ally asdescribed.

- 8. In apparatus of the class described, the combination of a movable supporting element having a tubular elbow forming the intake of and a pivotal support for and connection with BEST AVAlLABLE COP a horn, a'sonnd-box carrier connected to said In testimony whereof I have hereunto set element for movement therewith and also for my hand in presence of two subscribing witmovement, in a difierent plane, independently nesses.

thereof, and a sound-box carried by said car- FREDERICK MYERS. rier, positionecl' thereby in operative relation Witnesses:

to and movable therewith across the intake of T. M. BLEAKLEY,

said tubular elbow, substantially as described. E. H. MCCRUM. 

